CVS/pharmacy® for all the ways you care
Pharmacy
Shop
Photo
ExtraCare
Health Information
Health
Resources Home
Medical Info
Medical Library
Health Info A-Z
Ills & Conditions
Self-Care Centers
Healthy Living
Fitness & Nutrition
Weight Control
Lifestyle & Wellness
Emotional Health
Alternative Health
Work & Health
Dental Health
Personal Health
Men’s Health
Women’s Health
Pregnancy
Children’s Health
Health After 60
Cool Tools
Multimedia
Calculators
Quizzes
View All Tools
WEB SITE PRIVACY
POLICY
Cool Tools Quizzes

What's your PSA IQ?

Chris Woolston
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

When the prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test received Food and Drug Administration approval in 1986, it forever changed the way doctors think about prostate cancer. They finally had a simple test that could help detect a major killer -- essentially a mammogram for men. But like the mammogram, the PSA test is surrounded by confusion and controversy. Take this short true-false quiz to find out how much you know about testing for prostate cancer.


1. If your PSA test comes back slightly higher than normal, you probably have cancer.

True
False

2. Medical experts unanimously agree that all men over 50 should have yearly PSA tests to check for prostate cancer.

True
False

3. In general, a digital rectal exam is less sensitive than the PSA test for detecting cancer.

True
False

4. Doctors can't diagnose prostate cancer until they've conducted a biopsy.

True
False

5. According to the American Cancer Society, early screening for prostate cancer is especially important for African-Americans.

True
False

6. If you've already been diagnosed with prostate cancer, there's no reason to have your PSA checked again.

True
False



Last updated Nov 11, 2008


Copyright © 2002 Consumer Health Interactive, a CVS Caremark company